Monday, May 16, 2016

... simply “involved” with “justice,”

It’s
only May, but I think I’ve found the euphemism of the year:
According to Team Obama, criminals should now be declared
“justice-involved individuals.”

The neo-Orwellianism comes to us from the bizarre flurry of last-minute
diktats, regulations and bone-chilling threats collectively known to
fanboys as Obama’s Gorgeous Goodbye.

In another of those smiley-faced, but deeply sinister, “Dear Colleague”
letters sent to universities and colleges this week, Obama’s Education
Secretary John King discouraged colleges from asking applicants whether
they were convicted criminals.

So
rapists, burglars, armed robbers and drug dealers aren’t criminals
anymore. These folks are simply “involved” with “justice,” according to
Obamanoids.

An accompanying pamphlet was called “Beyond the Box: Increasing Access
to Higher Education for Justice-Involved Individuals.”

So rapists, burglars, armed robbers and drug dealers aren’t criminals
anymore. These folks are simply “involved” with “justice,” according to
Obamanoids.

Maybe they’re right: “Criminals” is an inherently disparaging term that
leads to stigmatization and decreased access to Eugene O’Neill
seminars. But don’t we need to retroactively reconfigure how we think
of those unfortunate souls who found themselves pursued by harsh
enforcers of restrictive behavioral norms?

When you think about it, Jack the Ripper was merely a “cutlery-involved
individual” while Jeffrey Dahmer was simply an “unconventional
dietary-options-involved individual.” (continued)